Miner s candlestick



(No Model.)

A. EOK. MINBRS GANDLBSTIGK.

No. 586,460. Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

' NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST EOK, OF HELENA, MONTANA.

MINERS CANDLESTICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,460, dated March26, 1895.

Application filed March 13 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUST EOK, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Helena, in the county of Lewis and Clarke and State ofMontana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners"Candlesticks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a miners candlestick and has for its object'toprovide a folding device of the character set forth, having a telescopicaction in order to protect all the sharp points of the same so as tomake it safe for transportation or storage in the pocket of a miner.

With these and other objects in view. the invention consists of theconstruction and arrangement which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

In the drawingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimprovedcandle-stick in position for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,shown folded and ready for carrying in the pocket. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal vertical section of the device arranged as shown in Fig. 2.

Similarnumerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several Views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a cylindrical hollowtube which is enlarged at one end, as at 2, and in the tube is formed'anelongated slot 3 having a looking holder or recess 4 at one end of thesame. To the free end of the enlarged portion 2 of the tube is rigidlysecured a combined guard or handle 5, which is provided with a notch 6on the inside portion thereof and on the back of said guard is a milledor roughened surface 7 for the purpose of lighting matches. The slot 3extends entirely through the end of the enlarged portion 2 of the tubeat the point to which the said handle or guard is attached.

Within the tube 1 and its enlarged portion 2 is mounted a pointed rod 8which has pivotally secured to theinner end thereof a head 9 providedwith a flattened ear 10 extending 1394. SerialNo.503,50L (No model.)

surrounding the said rod, as clearly shown.

The said spring and sleeve operate the head 9 to throw it to one sideand engage the recess or holder 4 when the device is arranged as shownin Fig. 1, in order to lock the said head in its adjusted position andallow pressure to be used on the handle or guard to drive the sharppoints of the rod 8 into'timbers or any other supporting substance toprevent it from being accidentally moved while holding the handle. v

The head 9 is provided with a guiding portion 15 fitting into slot 3 forthe purpose of guiding and steadyingthe said head in moving the sameback and forth through the said slot. Secured to or formed with the saidhead isa candle holding sleeve 17. On the opposite side'of the said headto that on which the candle holding sleeve is mounted, is a suspendinghook 18 for the purpose of hanging the candle stick upon the head or anyother projection.

The pointed head or spike 8 is adapted to be used for supporting thecandle stick at any point desired by thrusting the pointed end thereofinto a beam or ledge or in any other suitable place.

The parts of the device are so arranged that the combined guard andhandle can be removed from the enlarged portion 2 of the tube byreleasing a set screw 19 as shown in Fig. 3. w

The device is composed essentially of four parts and can be cheaply madeand sold.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In aminers candle-stick, the combination of a slotted tube and combinedhandleor guard at one end thereof, a rod adapted to be moved back andforth mounted in said tube andacandle-supporting sleeve pivotallyattached to the said rod and adapted to be adjusted longitudinally ofthe tube and also folded and inclosed within said combined handle andguard, substantially as described.

2. In a miners candle-stick, the combination of a tube, having a slot inone portion thereof, with a shoulder therein, a combined handle andguard mounted on one end of said tube, a rod movably mounted in saidtube, and having a spring actuating the same, and a head carrying acandle -supporting sleeve, and a hook, said head being adapted to bethrown into the said shoulder of the slot, in the tube, to hold thecandle support- 120 ing sleeve and hook in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscrib-.

ing witnesses.

AUGUST EOK. Witnesses:

T. J. WALSH, l O. G. DALLAS.

